HacA-dependent transcriptional switch releases hacA mRNA from a translational block upon endoplasmic reticulum stress

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 665-675

  Mulder, Harm J ^a   Nikolaev, Igor ^a  

^a Genencor International BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIC LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; FUNGAL PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BINDING SITE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BASE SEQUENCE; BASIC-LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; BINDING SITES; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RESPONSE ELEMENTS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 64749099218     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00131-08     Document Type: Article

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